diff --git a/.changesets/only-instrument-fs-with-parent-span.md b/.changesets/only-instrument-fs-with-parent-span.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..309060ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changesets/only-instrument-fs-with-parent-span.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+bump: "patch"
+type: "fix"
+---
+
+Prevent creating fs-only samples by only creating an fs span if there is a parent span present.
diff --git a/src/client.ts b/src/client.ts
index 7f9644f1..65c93f6b 100644
--- a/src/client.ts
+++ b/src/client.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { setParams, setSessionData } from "./helpers"
 import { BaseLogger, Logger, LoggerLevel } from "./logger"
 
 import { Instrumentation } from "@opentelemetry/instrumentation"
+import { trace } from "@opentelemetry/api"
 import {
   ExpressInstrumentation,
   ExpressLayerType
@@ -299,6 +300,11 @@ export class Client {
       },
       "@prisma/instrumentation": {
         middleware: true
+      },
+      "@opentelemetry/instrumentation-fs": {
+        createHook: () => {
+          return trace.getActiveSpan() !== undefined
+        }
       }
     }
   }